Politiet undersøker skytingen.

to investigate; examine

Breakdown of Politiet undersøker skytingen.

• politiet: the police
• skytingen: the shooting

Questions & Answers about Politiet undersøker skytingen.

Why are politiet and skytingen each written as one word, and where is the word the?

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word.

• politi = police

• politiet = the police

• skyting = shooting
• skytingen = the shooting

So instead of writing a separate word for the, Norwegian often adds a definite ending to the noun.

Why does politiet end in -et? Is it singular or plural?

Politiet is the definite form of politi. The ending -et is the definite ending used here.

Grammatically, politiet is singular, even though in English the police often feels plural. In Norwegian, it usually refers to the police as an institution or body, not to several individual police officers.

So in this sentence, politiet is best understood as a singular collective noun meaning the police.

What form is undersøker?